ComCom member Ekaterine Imedadze took part in the annual European Telecommunications and Media Forum, where she spoke at the panel session on innovations and the role of regulators in the telecom sector: “Dynamic approximation with the laws and regulatory framework of the EU gives us a sense of security and additional flexibility to adapt best practices – transform organisational models to respond to the needs and challenges of digital markets,” Ms Imedadze stated.

Using Georgia as an example, Ekaterine Imedadze talked about the priority projects of the Communications Commission that serve to implement innovative telecommunications models in the country. Specifically, the commissioner discussed the activities carried out to harmonise the country's telecom framework, which has allowed Georgia to occupy the leading position in the region with regards to the development of the digital ecosystem. Along with Ekaterine Imedadze, the session was attended by Director-General of the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) Dan Sjöblom, General Counsel of the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority (JCRA) Rory Graham, and Executive Board Member of the Belgian Institute of Postal Services and Communications (BIPT) Bernardo Herman.

The forum, which served to review the current situation in the telecommunications and media sector in the European region and the future strategic projects of regulatory networks, as well as to deepen cooperation between regulators, was opened by the chairmen of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA).

The event also discussed issues such as future priorities of the European Commission, challenges facing the digital economy, stable connectivity and cyber security, the establishment of a single European digital market, the changing framework of media regulation and related challenges, the Digital Market Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its implications, as well as the online safety of minors, the use of artificial intelligence in the media, etc. 

The annual European Telecommunications and Media Forum was hosted by the International Institute of Communications (IIC) and the Belgian Institute of Postal Services and Communications (BIPT).